Cassie: What is popping?
Azia: That is your first clue about today’s seriously cool Next Big Thing.
Cassie: More about that later on in the show.Channel One News starts…
Azia and Cassie: …right now!
Keith: Cassie and Aziateaming up today for the Next Big Thing. We will get to that in just a bit.Hey, guys, I am Keith Kocinski, and Monday is here.
First up, it is a showdownbetween migrants trying to make their way onto American soiland the Trump administration.Sunday afternoon, hundreds of migrants arrived on the U.S. border with Mexico.What happens nextis about to test U.S. immigration laws.
The refugees are from Central American countries like Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.They have traveled for a month, many of them with young children, and yesterday they reached a border fence between Mexico and the U.S.
They say they want to come into the U.S. because they have escaped gang violence in their countries. Lawyers are helping them prepare to ask the United States for political asylum.But at a rally just outside Detroit Saturday night,President Trump blamed Democrats in office for the country's weak immigration policies.
President Donald Trump: I call them the dumbest immigration laws anywhere on Earth. If a person puts their foot over the line, we have to take them into our country, we have to register them, we then have to ask them a couple of questions. Lawyers are telling them what to say, how unsafe they are, and once they say that, we have to let them go.
Keith: Immigration attorneys deny they are coaching the migrants. And as for now, hearings will most likely take months, and families have been warnedthey could be separated during the process.
And did you catch Words in the News? Political asylum — it is a legal protection given to someone who has left their native country because of war or danger.
All right, next up, just hours after being sworn in, new Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took off on his first foreign trip.
Pompeo's first visit was to Brussels, Belgium, where he attended talks about NATO. NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a group of 28countries that carry out military operations around the world together.President Trump has told NATO states they need to pay more and help cover their share of the costs.
Secretary Mike Pompeo: The United States is eager to continue to lead here atNATO.We will focus on three priorities: increase defense spending and burden sharing, strengthening NATO's deterrence and defense and countering terrorism.
Keith: Pompeo is a former Army officer, businessman and conservative congressman.His message was also thatU.S. diplomacy is back on track after a bumpy ride under former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
Pompeo: They’re hopeful that the State Department will get its swagger back, that we will be out doing the things that they came on board at the State Department to do: to be professional, to deliver diplomacy —American diplomacy — around the world.
Keith: His next stop was Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he sat down with the Saudi king.
Pompeo: President Trump came to Saudi Arabia on his first international trip, and now I have done so on my first trip as secretary of state.
Keith: Then he was off to Tel Aviv,Israel, where he met with the Israeli prime minister.
Pompeo: This relationship has never been stronger.
Keith: He also talked about the controversial decision by President Trump to move the U.S.embassy to Jerusalem. The U.S. is the only country to move its embassy. The decision is loved by the Israeli government and hated by the Palestinians.
Pompeo: We are incredibly proud to be opening the new embassy on May 14, well ahead of the original timetable.
Keith: Pompeo's last stop was to the country of Jordan, where he will meet with leaders today. He is expected back in Washington,D.C., on Tuesday.
All right, coming up, we are serving up the Next Big Thing in a big old sweet bowl.
Keith: All right, check out these numbers.Since 2012, it is estimated that over 2,000 teens became ill after drinking an energy drink.
Emily: Yeah, it is definitely a story we have talked about before, and now South Carolina lawmakers are pushing to ban the sale of energy drinks to kids and teens.
Last April,16-year-oldDavis Cripesuddenly collapsed at his South Carolina high school. In the two hours prior, he drank a large soda, a latte and an energy drink. The medical examiner told Davis' parents that he died from a "caffeine-induced cardiac event," which means he drank so much caffeine that it caused his heart to stop beating.
Heidi Cripe: I was shocked. I was so hurt — that's supposed to be something that's innocent. That's not supposed to be something that can take your kids.
Emily: Energy drinks can contain up to 300 milligrams of caffeine.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends adults consume no more than 400 milligrams a day. That's about five cups of coffee.And it is estimated about68 percent of adolescents consume energy drinks.
Sean Cripe: Most of the cans, they put a label on there that says “not recommended for children,” so I don't understand why we are selling them to children.
Emily: The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association urge young people to limit drinking high-caffeine beveragesor drink none at all.Andin South Carolina, lawmakers have introduced a bill that would ban the sale of energy drinks to anyone under 18.
Representative Leon Howard: We treat it just like we do alcohol. In the state of South Carolina, a kid can't walk into a store and buy a beer or buy cigarettes.
Emily: Butthe South Carolina Beverage Association opposes the bill and claims the law wouldn't be fair, saying "a sales ban on any one product would be arbitrary and discriminatory."
Heidi Cripe says her son's death speaks volumes.
Heidi Cripe: We just want to help save people's kids.
Emily: The Cripes feel they owe their son's memory nothing less. Emily Reppert, Channel One News.
Keith: Now, the law isn't expected to pass this year but could move forward in 2019.
All right, next up, it is time for the Next Big Thing.
It is a sweet new trend pouring onto the cereal scene, but before we scoop up this week's Next Big Thing, let's see what you thought about last week’s.
We told you about the eco-friendly fitness trend that combines picking up litter with jogging — plogging. So is it the next big thing? Well, 52 percent said,“Yes — let's run!” Forty-eight percent said,“Nah—Trash this idea!”
Class: This is Ms. Mueller's freshman reading class, and we think plogging is the next big thing!
Class: This is Mr. Summer's sixth-grade social studies class at TomballIntermediate School in Tomball, Texas, and we believe plogging is the next big thing!
Class: This is Mr. Owen's third-period freshman English class from Apollo High School in Owensboro, Kentucky, and we think plogging is not the next big thing!
Class: This is Ms.McQuiston's class from Red Wing,Minnesota, and we think plogging is not the next big thing!
Keith: Thanks for those awesome responses, guys.
Now, the popularity of cereal is spreading from your bowl at hometo cereal cafesas some are trying to make the breakfast foodan all-day staple.Cassie and Azia grabbed their spoonsand checked it out.
Cassie: Hey, guys,so today's next big thing is so sweet I asked Azia to join me.
Azia: And it involves two things I love: breakfast food and an Instagrammable moment.
Cassie: We’re here atKellogg's, a cereal café in NYC. Let’s go!
Teen: Honey Nut Cheerios.
Teen: Cheerios.
Cassie: Cereal — anyway you spoon it, the not-just-for-breakfast food is seriously having a moment.
Sandra: Most people think about cereal as being a box,a bowl, a spoonand milk, and what we've said here is, “Yeah, it’sall that, but it can be so much more.”
Cassie: Kellogg's NYC is one of multiple cereal restaurants popping up across the globe in major cities like L.A., London and Cairo. And when it comes to ordering, the menu and flavor options are endless.
Sandra: People love it! I think it comes down to the fact that people love cereal. It's something that’s very nostalgic for people, but something that's also super current.
Cassie: You can make your own and get creative, choose your milk, add toppingsor try one of its ever-changing menu items.
Sandra: Like, your personality really comes out in the bowl that you make.
Cassie: Does a certain age demographic come to this cereal cafe?
Sandra: Yeah, it’s really interesting! We get, you know, people, especially during the day, people, you know, looking to do work, and then, in the afternoon, it's kids.Afterschool, they just flock here.
Cassie: So what brought you to the cereal cafe today?
Teen: To do homework.
Teen: My friends wanted to come here, and, I don’t know, Ijust think it’s cool.
Cassie: And as Azia and I quickly found it, many, many bowls later, there is a healthy and an indulgent way to enjoy this meal of champions.
Sandra: We get to do recipe development around our favorite cereals, which is, I guess, an amazing, amazing treat.
Cassie: Yeah, well, Azia and Iare always available to stop by for taste trials.
Azia: Any Tuesday.
Cassie: So what do you guys think? Are cereal cafes the next big thing? Head to ChannelOne.com to vote and leave us a comment. Or, even better,you guys can send us those video responses to .
Azia: We are going to finish up these bowls. Back to you in the studio.
Keith: Really sweet NBT.
Okay, that is the scoop for today. But before we go, you may remember the huge personality of Hannah Tolbert from my story about the peer tutoring program in Tooele, Utah, pairing students with disabilities with student mentors.Well, on Thursday I had the opportunity to see Hannah again. This time, she was crowned Miss Super Amazing at the Mr. and Miss Super Amazing Pageant in Utah.
It was awesome and truly heartwarming.And if you want to see more, make sure to check out my blog post on ChannelOne.com.
All right, everyone, have a great Monday! And we will see you tomorrow.
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